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WO2012058257A3 - Optimization approach to q-factor estimation from vsp data - Google Patents

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WO2012058257A3
WO2012058257A3 PCT/US2011/057795 US2011057795W WO2012058257A3 WO 2012058257 A3 WO2012058257 A3 WO 2012058257A3 US 2011057795 W US2011057795 W US 2011057795W WO 2012058257 A3 WO2012058257 A3 WO 2012058257A3
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Emanouil Blias
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/40—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting specially adapted for well-logging
    • G01V1/42—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting specially adapted for well-logging using generators in one well and receivers elsewhere or vice versa
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    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/28—Processing seismic data, e.g. for interpretation or for event detection
    • G01V1/30—Analysis
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    • G01V2210/50—Corrections or adjustments related to wave propagation
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Abstract

A zero-offset VSP survey is carried out with spaced apart receivers located in a vertical wellbore. Spectra of the signals at the receivers following wavefield separation are estimated. An absorption coefficient is estimated using differences in spectra between all pairs of receivers.
PCT/US2011/057795 2010-10-28 2011-10-26 Optimization approach to q-factor estimation from vsp data Ceased WO2012058257A2 (en)

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NO20130489A NO345026B1 (en) 2010-10-28 2013-04-11 Evaluation of an underground zone by estimating Q-factor based on VSP data

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